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Sacura sanguinea Motomura, Yoshida & Vilasri, 2017 Andaman deepwater Anthias |
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photo by
Motomura, H. |
| Family: | Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses) | |||
| Max. size: | 12.41 cm SL (male/unsexed); 11.63 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Inidan Ocean: Andaman Sea. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-15; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-7. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D X,15; pored lateral-line scales 34; gill rakers 8 + 23 = 31; body depth 42.6-44.7% of SL; head length 39.5-41.4% SL; pectoral-fin length 32.4-33.1% SL. Colouration: with a poorly defined broad yellow band from anterior profile of head to middle of body, the band gradually becoming red around middle of body and ending at caudal-fin base; absence of vertical bands or lines on body; pelvic fins yellow; caudal fin yellowish with distinct red spots scattered centrally; females with a large dark red blotch posteriorly on spinous portion of dorsal fin (Ref. 116604). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||